Happy spooky Halloween, everyone! Lots of personal issues over on my end, but, haha, I can’t talk about it. But thank you for continuing to visit this site for my very sporadic reviews that I love to do. TCM in October has some really amazing pre-Code content, including October 2nd Read more…
Letty Madge Evans Mrs. Sherwood Alice Brady Sherwood Otto Kruger Carol Una Merkel Mrs. Merrick May Robson Burt Barton Phillips Holmes Released by MGM Directed by Richard Boleslavsky Run time: 86 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film “You know how divorces are.” “I’ve never been married.” “Not even once?!” Read more…
Ellen Bradford Marcelene Day Jim Thorne Kenneth Harlan Dutch Mike Tom Santschi Released by Tiffany Productions Directed by Bert Glennon Run time: 68 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film It’s a beautiful tropical island full of natives and, gosh darn it, as we note again and again, they are Read more…
Allie Riggs Helen Twelvetrees Charlie Eric Linden Maisie Arlene Judge Released by RKO Pathe Directed by William A. Seiter Run time: 76 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film At the library: “Where can I get an illustrated copy of Aphrodite?” “If you go out with that guy, you’ve got Read more…
Ah, the fall. Time for me to watch my wife ritually drown herself in pumpkin spice while I engage in my annual cardigan-centered shopping spree. We are very basic. TCM this month has a day dedicated to Ruth Chatterton (always good!) on the 13th and a lot of really nice Read more…
Jerry John Miljan Chloe Shirley Gray Colton Monroe Owsley Released by Invincible Pictures Directed by Frank R. Strayer Run time: 68 minutes Twin Husbands: Twisted Misters “I can’t pretend to be the victim of amnesia for more than a few hours at a time. My ego won’t permit it!” On Read more…
Steve Alden Lawrence Gray Terry Clayton Alexander Gray Betty Braley Bernice Claire Released by First National Directed by John Francis Dillion Run time: 69 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Dad: “Am I your father?” Daughter: “I hope so.” Dad: “So do I!” A man’s grown daughters contend that Read more…
Chick Brian Eric Linden Mary Agnew Dorothy Jordan Jeff Dale Roscoe Karns Released by RKO Directed by J. Walter Ruben Run time: 72 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Opens with a man inflating his hemorrhoid pillow. This shot is quickly followed by a drunk, disgruntled reporter typing this Read more…
It’s August, so TCM is filled with your favorite stars and good chunks of their filmography to peruse! This means A) there’s some really great days of pre-Codes and B) there are no pre-Codes on the network until August 16th (!). That’s Irene Dunne’s day, with Buster Keaton’s talkies on Read more…
Whitlock Walter Huston Ma Leeds Frances Starr ‘Pa’ Charles ‘Chic’ Sale Released by Warner Bros. Directed by William A. Wellman Run time: 67 minutes Proof That It’s a Pre-Code Film Gangsters and murders and that particular snarl we all know and love. A kid gets kicked across the room at Read more…